Wow! The above picture is an actual photo from 1909 of a high school girls basketball team out of Chicago. That’s right, those are high school girls from a hundred years ago…and those are also their uniforms. Regardless, the pose/look on the girl in the middle’s face basically says that she could take any of today’s players to school. Bottom line - great grandma had game.
First of all, I wish we had more action shots and camp activities to show, but unfortunately, most of those pictures came out blurry and out of focus. Regardless, the 09 ballher skills academy was a huge success. Once again, Tamika Catchings, who is a leading candidate for this year’s WNBA MVP award, was there as well as a new notable guest - Christine Baker. In case you haven’t heard of her, Christine is the author of a great book about the passion of girls basketball entitled, “Why She Plays.” You can visit her website by clicking HERE. As for the camp, everything went planned as scheduled and everyone had a great time. Overall, more than 80 campers, coaches, and helpers made the day a memorable moment for all involved. Thanks again to all who volunteered their time - your efforts were very much appreciated. Also, thanks again to Tamika for taking the time out of your busy WNBA schedule to reach out on such a personal level to so many of your young admirers. Good luck in the upcoming post-season playoffs!
If you don’t currently get the Girls Got Game catalog sent to your home - you need to. They pretty much sell anything and everything exclusive to girls basketball. That’s why we were so excited when they called looking to carry our brand alongside the likes of much bigger brands like nike, reebok, and adidas. To visit the Girls Got Game website, just click HERE. They pretty much carry most of our main shirts - however - some exclusive designs in the future will only be available at our own online store at ballher.com
The 2nd annual ballher skills academy is set to take place June 13th in Canton, Ohio. Once again, WNBA Superstar and Olympic Gold Medalist Tamika Catchings is coming to run things - so register now before it’s all booked up. You can sign up online at the bottom of our SHOP page - OR - you can email us at info@ballher.com, and we’ll send you the official camp flyer to be mailed back along with payment. In the meantime, check out the spot that Tamika did last year for the WNBA’s Expect Great campaign. Oh yeah - she’s got some pretty good highlights too…
In celebration of the Final Four, we’re reducing the price on all of our ballher brand items by 40%! How do you get in on the discount? Upon checkout - simply enter the promo code: final4madness and 40% will be automatically taken off of your final checkout total. NOTE: The sale ends Wednesday, April 8th - so now is the time to take advantage of these fantastic end of season savings.
Meet Ali Fitzgerald. She’s in the 5th grade, works 3 days a week with nationally known shooting coach Tim “The Target” Sullivan, and is considered to be one of the top youngsters in the state of New York. Oh - and the shirt she’s wearing - that’s our ballher Big Girl Tee.
Last summer was our 2nd annual ballher skills academy for all girls entering grades 4-9. In attendance was a special guest - WNBA Superstar and Olympic Gold Medalist - Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever. Below are more pictures of that special 4-day camp. And for all of you who are looking to make it out for the 2009 camp - stay tuned as we’re currently making plans now.
This is a first. While at the Hall of Fame last summer, the women pictured above - who absolutely loves our brand and the game of basketball - actually asked for my autograph. As a basketball coach/teacher, the only thing that I had ever signed before for someone else was a yearbook or a pass to the bathroom. I’ll have to admit that I was flattered.
The Hall of Fame invited us down to their 2008 enshrinement ceremonies. While there, we bumped into Hall of Fame Coaches Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer. What a great experience it was meeting these two quality and down-to-earth individuals.
Coach Summitt even signed our ballher Broken Hearts and Ankles Poster. Her advice: “Play hard. Play smart. Play together.” While I’ve probably used those same exact words with my own team a countless amount of times over the years, I’m definitely sure that the same advice comes across a little more meaningful when the person saying those words has over 1,000 career wins. While I’m certainly not counting, I’ve definitely got a ways to go to reach that win total plateau.
